Buildings in Tarit case to be razed

Two buildings allegedly owned by a former Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief and encroach on a national forest reserve in Nakhon Ratchasima will have to be demolished tomorrow, forest officials say.

Published: 05/08/2014 at 07:25 AM

Writer: Apinya Wipatayotin

Yanyong Kangkan, director of the 8th Forest Management Office (Nakhon Ratchasima), said the buildings, which are connected to land legally owned by former DSI chief Tarit Pengdith, encroach on the foothills of Pa Khao Sied-Ar national forest reserve.

Staff will pull the buildings down tomorrow, he said.

Mr Tarit and his wife earlier presented a document identifying themselves as owners of the land next to the buildings.

They denied owning the attached buildings even though they are connected to the land, said Mr Yanyong.

A notice was placed on the buildings in April, seeking to identify the owners, but no one has come forward.

"It's a common practice for the department to seek the owners first. If no one shows up to declare ownership, we can demolish the buildings, according to section 25 of the National Forest Reserves Act," he said.